English-Thai Dictionary

usurer

N เจ้าหนี้  นายทุน  moneylender pawnbroker lender borrower jao-ni

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

USURE

v.i.s as z. To practice usury. [Not in use. ]

 

USURER

n.s as z. [See Usury. ] 1. Formerly, a person who lent money and took interest for it.
2. In present usage, one who lends money at a rate of interest beyond the rate established by law.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

USURE

U "sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Usured; p. pr. & vb. n. Usuring.] Etym: [Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.]

 

Defn: To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs. ] "The usuringb senate. " Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 1 ).

 

USURE

U "sure, n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: Usury. [Obs. ] Wyclif. Foul usure and lucre of villainy. Chaucer.

 

USURER

U "su *rer, n. Etym: [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See Usury, and cf. Usurarious.]

 

1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender. [Obs. ] If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. Ex. xxii. 25.

 

2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money. He was wont to call me usurer. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

usurer

u su rer |ˈyo͞oZHərər ˈjuʒərər | ▶noun a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French usure, from Latin usura (see usury ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

usurer

usurer |ˈjuːʒ (ə )rə | ▶noun a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French usure, from Latin usura (see usury ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

usurer

usurer noun extortionate moneylender, Shylock; Irish gombeen man; informal loan shark.

 

French Dictionary

usure

usure n. f. nom féminin 1 Détérioration résultant d ’un usage prolongé. : L ’usure d ’un moteur. SYNONYME dégradation . 2 Fait pour un prêteur de demander un taux d ’intérêt excessif.

 

Spanish Dictionary

usurero, -ra

usurero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que presta dinero con usura .2 Persona que saca un beneficio o provecho muy alto en un asunto o negocio .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

usurer

u su rer /júːʒ (ə )rə r /名詞 C ｟けなして ｠高利貸し .